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2010-2011 Draft Calendar Now
Available for Review |
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District Students Respond to the
Tragedy in Haiti |
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Kirk Middle School Student Wins
InvestWrite Competition |
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Douglass Students Get Inspired
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District Elementary Lego Teams
Compete at the First State Junior
First Lego
League Competition |
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Brennen and Networks
Students to Compete in 2nd Annual
Job Olympics |
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Wilson Elementary Kindergarten Gets
a Special Visit from Miss Delaware
USA 2010 |
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Keene Elementary School Holds
Geography Bee |
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YoJo! Anti-Bullying Assembly at
Pulaski |
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Attention all CSD 10th & 11th
graders! - SAT Mock Exam and
Comprehensive SAT Course Offered at
Newark High |
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New Middle School
Boys' Lacrosse Club Begins Registration February 13 |
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Newark High Junior Chelsea
Rozanski is a Jefferson Award Nominee |
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Governor Markell Visits Marclary
Elementary School |
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Shue-Medill Teachers
Featured on NBC10 News
Segment
"The Teacher Says" |
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Marshall Elementary Students are
"Phanatics" about Reading! |
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Shue-Medill Middle School Will
Host Family Fun Night February 18 |
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Christina in the News |
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Great Things Happening In Our
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Wilson Elementary to Host "What
in the World?" Career Awareness
Program |
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Delaware is One of Six States
Chosen for
Public-Private Partnership |
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Eligible Students Could Save
$12,000 in College Tuition Next Year |
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Calendar Reminders... |
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 2010-2011 Draft Calendar
Now Available for Review
The draft calendar for the 2010-2011 school year
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District Students Respond to the Tragedy in
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 Many students and schools in the Christina School
District have responded to the tragedy of the
Haiti earthquake by holding fundraisers,
collecting shoes and other needed items, and
finding ways to show they care. Students
at Smith Elementary School donated a
total of $1,200 to the Shoes2Share organization,
a local organization that holds shoe drives and
fundraisers for the country of Haiti.
Tim Wampler, president of Shoes2Share stated,
"We at Shoes2Share are so thankful to the staff
and student body of Jenny Smith Elementary.
Their energy and compassionate support in
helping the hurting people of Haiti through
Shoes2Share "Operation THERE" project is
tremendous." Several Smith Elementary
staff members noted that some students raided
their piggy banks to donate money to help the
people of Haiti.
McVey Elementary School also partnered
with Shoes2Share, collecting shoes and small
toys
for Haiti. Staff member, Vivian
Sartori brought in tubs to collect the shoes
and toys McVey children brought to donate each
day. The shoes and other items were
donated the week of February 8.
Porter Road Elementary School Student
Council launched a school wide charity
fundraiser called Helping Hands for Haiti from
January 20-27. During this weeklong event,
the students were asked to bring in coin
donations to give to the Red Cross in its relief
efforts of the earthquake in Haiti. The
Student Council distributed coin containers to
each classroom and collected the change each day
- they also sponsored a "Jeans Day" where staff
members wishing to wear jeans paid $1.00
and students wishing to wear jeans paid 25
cents to do so. The weeklong community
service project brought in over $800 in
donations to the Red Cross. The students
were very involved and into really reaching out
to the victims of Haiti... one kindergartener
brought in his money from the tooth fairy - he
wanted the earthquake victims to have the money
he got from losing his tooth. "It's
amazing how giving, caring and considerate
children are in the face of tragedy," said Megan
O'Donnell, Porter Road Elementary Counselor.
The Marshall Elementary School Student Council
held a "Wear Your Favorite Team Jersey Day" raising
$500 to send to Haiti. Every teacher and student who wore a team jersey
donated $1 to the cause. What a great
success it was and wonderful to see the
compassion Marshall students have for the people
of Haiti.
The students and staff of Christiana High
School held a "Hats 4 Haiti" fundraiser beginning Monday, January 25.
A number of student organizations collected $1 donations from students
 and staff
during lunch periods January 25-29. For
their $1 donation, participates wore the hat
of their choice in school all day on Friday,
January 29. A total of $1,521 was
collected which will be matched by the
United Way of Delaware. In a very close
race, the 11th grade was the winning team
raising $400 and were treated to pizza and soda
party. Special thanks
to Dean of Students, Mr. Darwin Manges
for helping to organize the event and
congratulations to the Class of 2011 for their
winning participation!
The members of the Newark High School
Brothers and Sisters Student Union Club (BASSU), in an effort to support
the Haiti Disaster Relief Effort, collected
monetary donations the week of January 25.
All contributions were donated to the American
Red Cross.
Students and faculty at Bayard Middle School
raised $1,116 for a Haiti relief fund by
dressing down for a day. Almost everyone
participated, Principal Donald Patton said.
Students donated $1 each to not wear their
uniforms, and each faculty and staff member gave
$5 to dress down.
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509 teachers at Gauger-Cobbs Middle School
organized a school-wide effort,
Operation
Haiti...Gauger Cares! Under the
leadership of
Ms. Turner
and several of her students, money was collected
for 5 days during each of the three lunches. It
was evident that the students and staff at
Gauger-Cobbs truly do care. Through their
generous donations, a grand total of $707.24 was
raised. This money will be donated to the Red
Cross to help the victims of the earth quake.
What an outstanding school-wide effort.
Brookside Elementary School staff is
sponsoring a UNICEF “School in a Box” kit for
Haiti. The kit will furnish a Field School
with a box of materials for a classroom.
 Maclary
Elementary School sponsored a "Hearts for
Haiti" campaign for the relief effort.
When students and staff donated money their
names were added to a paper heart that was
displayed in the school. Each heart
represented '4 miles'. The goal was to
have enough hearts to cover the 1,507 miles
between Maclary and Haiti. Thanks to a
high percentage of participants, the Maclary
community went the 'distance', raising $1,207.
Downes
Elementary School students donated $90.25 to
the American Red Cross to help the people in
Haiti, organized by the 3rd grade classes. The
school received a special note of thanks from
the American Red Cross for its donation.
Students at
Leasure Elementary School held a fundraiser
called "Change for Haiti." Students
brought in loose change and the school goal was
$600, about
 $1
per student. Leasure also held a "Hat for
Haiti Day" for students and a Jeans Day for
teachers to raise additional money. In the
two weeks of the campaign, the students raised
over twice the goal with a total of $1250!
The money was sent to the Clinton-Bush Haiti
Fund where 100% of the donation will go directly
to the relief efforts in Haiti. The
students, parents and teachers of Leasure were
very excited to be able to help out the people
of Haiti.
At Pulaski
Elementary School, Pulaski staff held a
recent fundraiser to help the District's
homeless families, which had a positive impact
on the entire school, and led to a similar
fundraiser for the victims of the Haiti
earthquake. After seeing their teachers
and staff collect more than $250 worth of goods,
Pulaski students wanted to bring in donations of
coins and other currency for the Helping
Haiti Campaign. In two weeks, the
children generously donated $500 to the United
Way and Red Cross.
Helping
Haiti!
Yes, we can!
Everyone can lend a hand.
We'll bring in coins to do our part
because we care deep in our hearts!
Helping Haiti, you and me!
Helping Haiti, Pulaski!
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Kirk Middle School Student Wins InvestWrite
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Taylor
Smoot, an 8th grader at Kirk Middle
School was recently selected as the winner
of the InvestWrite competition in the 6-8
grade division for Delaware. Taylor is a
student in Ms. Morris’s Exp. Business Level
II class where they participated in the fall
2009 Stock Market
 game.
At the conclusion of the game, students in
the class were asked to write essays
describing their experiences during the game
and what they learned about saving and
investing. Taylor’s essay was selected
among many other essays as the winner in her
division.
Taylor,
two guests of her choice and Ms. Morris
attended the Stock Market game awards
reception on
January 21, with other winners from
the Stock market game.
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Douglass Students Get Inspired Through Dance |
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 Every
other month on the final Friday students and
staff at Douglass Alternative School
participate in “Foundation Friday.” They
select films, activities, or lessons that
students can take part in to motivate them
to do better and overcome odds. In January,
special guest Timothy Jones, a former coach
of the UD and UPENN ballroom dance teams and
the recipient of numerous awards, visited
Douglass to share his expertise. This tied
in with the viewing of the film “Take the
Lead” starring Antonio Bandaras and Rob
Brown. In the movie, a charismatic ballroom
dance instructor takes on the job of trying
to communicate and inspire his students
through ballroom dance, which provides a
different kind of dance experience building
on foundations already established. This
movie was a great way to illustrate how we
can use pre-existing experiences to
motivate, encourage, and ultimately inspire
young people to go beyond what they know and
enjoy a different experience. The Foundation
Friday event focused on three key words:
inspire, enthusiasm, and diversity.
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District Elementary Lego Teams Compete at the
First State Junior First Lego League Competition |
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Teams from Leasure,
Maclary, Brookside, and
Marshall Elementary Schools competed in
the First State Junior First Lego League
competition held at the Bob Carpenter Center
in late January. The teams competed
against dozens of other teams from across
the state and did
an incredible job.
The theme was
"Smart Move,” and the students from Leasure
Elementary tracked how something moves from
it's raw material to the final product.
Leasure students chose Herr's Potato Chips.
They traced how the chips went from a potato
in a field to a truck to the factory to the
slicer to the fryer to the bag to the box to
the delivery truck to the store to their
mouths. They created a "Tell Me" Tri-fold
and a lego model of the semi-truck lift at
Herr's that removes all the potatoes from
the truck. The Leasure team
was awarded a trophy for "Gracious
Professionalism." Congratulations to Naida
Schaener, Ryan Mezzatesta,
Edgar Caceras, Julles Stevenson,
Audrey Hernandez, and Brandon Tran.
Four
students from Marshall Elementary competed in their First State Lego
 Competition.
Fourth graders Kenny Weir, Robert Dawson,
Bradley Kaden and second grader Kate
Dawson, also known as the "Marshaquitas"
won the Effort & Learning Award. They
wowed the judges with their knowledge of the
transportation of bananas through our very
own Port of Wilmington. Their banana
boat received many compliments and their
display board got the attention of not only
students but parents as well. Special
thanks go to Mrs. Dawson, Mrs. Weir
and Mr. Kaden for coaching and
guidance.
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Brennen and Networks Students to Compete in 2nd
Annual Job Olympics |
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The Delaware
Department of Labor/Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation (DVR) and
New Castle County School
Districts are presenting the second annual
Job Olympics on Thursday March 25.
Job Olympics is a
competition developed to
promote transition and employability skills
for high school special education students
age 16-21 with cognitive and intellectual
disabilities. One hundred students are
expected to participate in the Job Olympics
this year – up to 34 of which will come from
Brennen School (Delaware Autism Program)
and Networks School For the
Entrepreneurial Sciences.
Business
people from the community and instructors
from participating schools judge the
competitions representing
actual job and employment situations. Each
student will participate in three events.
Medals will be awarded for the top three
competitors for each category and all
students will receive an official Job
Olympic certificate.
With the
emphasis on transition for special education
students, Job Olympics provides an excellent
vehicle for implementing many
transition-related topics into classroom
settings. The Job Olympics contest not only
allows special education students to compete
in job simulations and to improve job skills
but also allows them to initiate new
friendships, raise self-esteem and build
confidence. Student preparation for Job
Olympics provides skill practice and
mastery, problem-solving and generalization,
and most importantly a practice of key
employability skill components that are
expected on the job such as appropriate job
behaviors, attitudes, and grooming
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Wilson Elementary School Kindergarten Gets a
Special Visit from
Miss Delaware USA 2010 |
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Miss Delaware USA 2010, Julie
Citro, visited the Kindergarten classes at
Wilson
Elementary School on January 21.
She read a book to them, "Snowy Olie" and
answered questions about becoming Miss Delaware
USA. Julie is a senior at
Wilmington
University majoring in
Elementary Education
and hopes to teach in
Delaware
after graduation in the fall. Julie will
represent Delaware in the
Miss USA Pageant
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Keene Elementary School Holds Geography Bee
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Fourth and
fifth grade students at Keene Elementary
School participated in their First Annual
National Geography Bee on January 22.
Twenty
seven top finishers competed on stage to
advance to the final round. When
eliminations reduced the group to ten
participants, the questions became much more
difficult. They were no longer in multiple
choice format. These questions had to be
answered in currently correct geographic
terms. In this round, the finalists were
eliminated after two incorrect responses.
In this
final round, the two finalists were asked
three questions, which they had to respond
to on a white board. The first question was
tough – neither competitor got the correct
answer. At this time, contest coordinator,
Denise Hall, asked if anyone in the
audience knew the answer. No one did! This
quickly put the two finalists at ease,
knowing that these questions were indeed
challenging for everyone – students,
teachers,
and
parents.
Brian
Klingler, a fourth grader, was the
winner knowing that Napal was a small Asia
country that is home to eight of the ten
highest mountain peaks in the world. Quite
impressive! Vivek Patel, a
fifth grade student at Keene, was the
runner-up. Brian had to take a
geography test
 following
the bee to determine his eligibility to go
on to the State Bee. His enrichment
teacher, Denise Hall, has no doubt that he
did very well. If Brian advances to
the State Bee, he will compete against
students up to eighth grade. We wish him
luck!
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YoJo! Anti-Bullying Assembly at Pulaski |
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Recently,
the students at Pulaski Elementary School
enjoyed an innovative, entertaining
anti-bullying assembly. “YoJo! Bully No
More” was a wonderful program for all
students. The upbeat
music, Yojo character, use of technology,
and interactive portions of the presentation
kept all children engaged and interested.
The students learned how to identify
bullying situations, how to solve problems
appropriately, and how to help others in
need. Teachers and students shared that
this was the best assembly they have had all
year. Since the YoJo program, more students
have reported bullying incidents in efforts
to make Pulaski a “No Bully Zone!” When
asked what gave them the courage to report
it, the children said, “YoJo helped me to
talk about it.”
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Attention all CSD 10th & 11th graders!
SAT Mock Exam and Comprehensive SAT Course
Offered at Newark High |
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Newark HS PTSA is sponsoring
a practice SAT exam at Newark High School on
Saturday, February 20th from 9:00 am
to 1:00 pm for just $10! You will receive
an online score report with detailed performance analysis,
including written feedback on the
essay. For questions, more information or to sign up
for the Mock SAT, please
click here, call
1-877-REV-PREP OR go to
www.revolutionprep.com and click on "SAT", then "Mock
Exams", put in zip code "19711" and then click "Enroll" next
to the Newark High School, Feb 6th option. Students
can also sign up for a comprehensive SAT group course to be
held at NHS on Tuesdays (6:00 pm-9:00 pm) and Saturdays
(9:00 am-1:00 pm) beginning February 27th. This six
week course is $499 (Princeton / Kaplan costs $899-$1099).
Scholarships are available for any student in need.
All high school students attending Christiana HS, Glasgow HS
or Newark HS are welcome to participate in both of these
programs.
For
additional or questions information
regarding this program, please contact:
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Mindy Cox, NHS Parent Contact
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Linda Raffaele, NHS Guidance
Counselor and NHS Staff Contact
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New Middle School Boys' Lacrosse Club Begins
Registration February 13 |
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 Attention
middle school boys interested in playing
lacrosse! The newly-formed Christina
Lacrosse Club is open to middle school boys aged
15 and under. Open registration will be
held from 9:00-10:00 a.m. on Saturday, February
13 next to the tennis courts at Newark High
School. The cost of registration is $75.
Financial aid is available to those who request
it.
Practices
will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at
Shue-Medill Middle School from 3:00-4:30 p.m.,
and games will be held on the weekends.
Equipment is supplied, but participants will
need to provide their own lacrosse stick.
Any
questions, please contact Mike Trego at Kirk
Middle School -
tregom@christina.k12.de.us or 302-454-2164
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Newark High Junior Chelsea Rozanski is a
Jefferson Award Nominee |
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On February 8 at the Newark City Council
meeting, Mayor Vance Funk, III, presented
awards to this year's Jefferson Awards for
Public Service nominees. "Newark is
fortunate to have so many residents who give
back to their own community and give hope to
others around
the world..." says Mayor Funk.
The Jefferson Awards are based on a simple idea.
One person can make a difference. This
year's nominees include Chelsea Rozanski,
a junior at Newark High School. Chelsea
has dedicated her personal life to
volunteering. She participates in various
volunteer activities locally including dog
walking for the Delaware Humane Association,
trash collecting in parks and on roadsides and
walking for charities to benefit diabetes and
cancer. Her greatest volunteer achievement
happened over the summer when she went to Kenya
and Tanzania to work in orphanages for two
weeks. She spent her time educating people
about family planning, common diseases and how
to live a healthy lifestyle. Her passion
for public service is all her own. After
her trip to Africa, she sought out Village Care
International in her desire to help make a
difference in Africa.
Learn more about the Jefferson Awards for Public
Service:
www.jeffersonawards.org
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Governor Markell Visits
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Two Christina School District elementary
schools, R.
Elisabeth Maclary Elementary School
and Joseph M. McVey Elementary School
have been
named Title I Distinguished Schools by
the
Delaware Secretary of Education and the
Delaware Title I Office. Delaware
recognizes schools in the state that have
used their resources to meet the needs of
children. The purpose
 of
the Delaware Title I Distinguished Schools
Recognition program is to identify schools
that are taking extra steps to ensure that
all have access to effective instructional
strategies and challenging academic content.
The award also recognizes that a school has
demonstrated success in ensuring that all
children, particularly those who have
educational or social challenges, make
significant progress towards learning that
content, and ultimately succeeding in
school.
On
January 29, Governor Jack Markell
and Secretary of Education Dr. Lillian
Lowery
visited
Maclary Elementary School in Newark to
present them a certificate and banner
designating their 2010 State Title I
Distinguished Honoree status. The award was
presented to Maclary Principal Meg Mason,
staff and several students.
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Shue-Medill Teachers are Featured on NBC10 News Segment
"The Teacher Says" |
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Two 6th-grade teachers from Shue-Medill Middle
School were the focus of a recent televised
segment featured on NBC Channel 10 from
Philadelphia. Christine James and
Karen Justison use innovative props, hats,
and creative
strategies to keep their students engaged in
their language arts lessons. Students are
encouraged to wear different hats—including a
Transformers helmet, Mickey Mouse top hat, and
wizard’s pointed hat—when they are working on
activities such as vocabulary or writing. A
special soccer ball is available to pass around
for specific activities, and the teachers
themselves get into the fun in unique ways. The
spirit of the classroom is captured in the short
video, which aired on the NBC News Today show on
January 18. In it, both teachers and students
are shown teaching, learning, and interacting in
a positive, stimulating environment. As one
student
interviewed
stated, “It’s fun, and it keeps us wanting to
learn more.”
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Watch these two master teachers at work with
their students
as they make learning
interactive, meaningful, and fun.
Click here to view the video. |
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Marshall Elementary Students are "Phanatics"
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Ms. Christel
Johnson's Room 36, 3rd Grade Class - Marshall
Elementary "Top Performing Classroom"
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On January 27,
Marshall Elementary School students and staff
were treated to a visit by the Phillie Phanatic for their outstanding
participation in the "Be a Phanatic
About Reading" Program sponsored by Verizon. The program is divided into two
levels, one for children kindergarten through
grade 3 and the other for grades 4 through 8.
Children are asked to spend a minimum of fifteen
minutes a day reading whatever book they select.
Younger children are given Phanatic coloring
sheets to color once they have attained their
goal while older children are asked to fill out
a story map on the book of their choice.
The Phillie Phanatic makes a special visit to
the 25 top performing schools.
Special congratulations to
Ms. Christel Johnson's Room 36, 3rd grade class.
All 20 students read every single day from
October 1 through November 30 earning them the
 designation
of 'Top Performing Classroom' and a special
visit to Marshall Elementary by the "Phantastic"
Phillie Phanatic! The
reading incentive program will continue through
the spring when student logs will be submitted
for "Most Improved" and "Most Outstanding"
readers.
Click here to view video courtesy of
DelawareOnline.
Click here to learn more about the "Be a
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Shue-Medill Middle School Will Host Family Fun
Night February 18 |
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The
Shue-Medill PTA will host a Family Fun
Night at the school on February 18 from
6:00-8:30 p.m. The evening will
include raffles, volleyball, an
international night, and a book fair.
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Delaware people: For volunteer math tutor,
it adds up to
one very satisfying life
February 7,
2010, The News Journal -
Wilmington, DE
In retirement, Willard
Baxter has helped students solve math problems
at Newark High School for 11 years. At
least, that's the number they give at the
school. "I think that's short, but I'm not
going to argue," he said.
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Great Things Happening In Our Schools
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 Christiana
High School
On February 2, Christiana High School
celebrated 76 students at
the second 2009-2010
PBS Character Breakfast. The event recognizes students
for their character and academics.
Principal Lasorsa welcomed the students and
their families, thanking the parents and
guardians for supporting the students in their
academics and personal successes.
Click here to view the complete article and
photo slideshow.
Shue-Medill Middle School PTA
The Shue-Medill Middle School PTA is sponsoring
the collection of gently used jeans as part of
 the "Teens for Jeans" program. This
campaign empowers young people to make a
difference. All jeans collected between
January 19 and February 14 will be dropped off
at our local Aéropostale
for distribution to local homeless shelters.
This year, the first 100,000 pairs of jeans
collected will be sent to support homeless teens
in Haiti. To learn more about this
program, please visit:
www.dosomething.org/teensforjeans
Delaware School for the Deaf (DSD)
Two DSD students were recently honored by the
Volleyball All American Division II.
Congratulations to Kiona Drayton, 2nd
team and Isabel Glasman, Honorable
Mention.
Newark High School
Art Students Donate to Empty Soup Bowl
Project - Karen Yarnall's art
students made and donated over forty ceramic
bowls for the Empty Soup Bowl Project.
The bowls were filled with foods donated by area
restaurants at a dinner held on January 31 to
benefit the Newark Senior Center. Bowl
creators include: Students
Amanda Bartholomew, Dashawn Brown, Alex
Chopko, Bryonna Cooper, Caitlyn Craig, Amanda
Drews, Kyle Fletchers, Mike Halfen, Jessica
Lanzi, Paige Lawyer, Michael LoPresti, Kevein
Mancari, John Miller, Stephanie Resler, George
Selby, Kirana Soerono, Xavier Webster, Jenn
Zukowski, and art teacher Karen Yarnall.
PTA Reflections Winners
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Congratulations to the Newark High School PTA
Reflections winners. Visual Arts 1st
place: Jillian Capaldo, Sharnessa
Johnson, and Kirana Soerono.
Photography 1st place: John Mooney,
Caitlin Morris, Brooke Sheriff, and
Leslie White. Photography 2nd place:
Emily Kauffman, Monet Le'Mon, Chelsea Stenner,
and Tori Tilley. Photography
3rd place: Kristen Andres.
Marshall Elementary School
4th Graders Begin Book Club
A motivated
group of 4th graders at Marshall Elementary
School began their own book club in January.
The group spends their lunchtime twice a week
with Enrichment Teacher Mrs.
 Ventresca,
reading and discussing novels. The
students are currently reading the novel
Silverwing. Students bring their
lunches to room 44 on Mondays and Fridays to eat
and share their ideas about their group selected
book. The students involved are:
Caroline Klinger, Anna Hosey, Mecina Fellin,
Mayuri Dongre, Bhayna Mamnani, Amy Modi, Deaina
Jolley, Alexus Johnson, Abby Douglas, Tiffini
Charlton, Katie Certesio, Irene Hu, Katrina
Brooker, Arianna Roberts, Haley Schmidt, Shane
Sweeney, and Kenny Weir. When
asked why they would want to give up their lunch
to read, one student replied "because it's a
great book and we love the chance to talk about
it! We love to read!"
One World One Dream Contest Winner!
 Saad
Ali
won first place in the art contest "One
World One Dream" sponsored by the DuPont
Company. The contest is held yearly to
honor Reverent Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
The winners were honored at the Chase Center
in Wilmington on January 18. As the
first place winner, Saad received a
certificate, ribbon and racing set.
Thanks to art teachers Miss Woolfolk
and Mrs. Martin for helping Saad and
his classmates be part of this contest. |
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Wilson Elementary to Host "What in the World?"
Career Awareness Program |
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Wilson Elementary School will host the Business,
Industry, Education (BIE) Alliance’s “What in
the World?” career awareness program for their
4th grade students on Thursday, February 25,
2010. “What in the World?” is an interactive
program designed to introduce students in grades
3 through 12 to a wide variety of careers in the
math, science and technology fields.
For more
than a decade, “What in the World?” program
volunteers from the local business community
have gone into area schools, bringing with them
job-related “mystery objects” designed to spark
the students’ curiosity and inspire them to
learn more about the skills and education
necessary for success in these jobs.
Participation in “What in the World?” broadens
students’ horizons by exposing them to
unfamiliar occupations and motivates them to
explore career options in a whole new way.
Representatives from the following business
partners are among those who will be sharing
their time and expertise with the students at
Wilson Elementary School:
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Christina School
District
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New Castle
Conservation District
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Delaware Fire
School
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University of
Delaware Cooperative Extension
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University of
Delaware Solar Hydrogen IGERT Program.
To learn more,
visit our website at
www.bie.k12.de.us or contact: Andrea
Majewski, BIE Alliance, 226 West Park Place,
Suite 2, Newark, DE 19711, phone: (302)
368-4372, fax: (302) 368-1254, email:
amajewski@bie.k12.de.us |
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Delaware is One of Six States to Focus on Failing
Schools Through Public-Private Partnership |
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Delaware,
along with five other states (Colorado,
Illinois, Louisiana, Massachusetts and
New
York) will participate in a three-year
public-private partnership to create
scalable and
sustainable strategies for turning
around clusters of their
lowest-performing schools. A
two-year extension is slated to follow
the initial three-year effort. The
announcement was
made February 2 by the
School Turnaround Group at Mass
Insight Education & Research
Institute, a non-profit organization
that published the ground-breaking 2007
report,
The
Turnaround Challenge.
Planning and development for the
Partnership Zone Initiative has
been funded with a $1.5 million,
two-year grant from the Carnegie
Corporation of New York,
along with a partial match from the Bill
& Melinda Gates Foundation. Mass
Insight and its
partners are committed to raising an
additional $30 million of private
funding for the
three-year initial program and further
funding for a two-year extension to
match the $45
million of school level public funding.
Public funds will come from state
commitments to target federal 1003g
School Improvement Grants to schools in
the Zones. The major single
investment in Partnership Zone schools
will go towards increased teacher
compensation to
support extended learning time and
incentive pay.
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Eligible Students Could Save $12,000 in College
Tuition Next Year |
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If a college
major is not offered at the University of
Delaware or Delaware State University,
college students may be eligible for
in-state tuition rates at more than 100
southern public colleges that participate in
the Academic Common Market (ACM). Last
year, Delaware residents who enrolled in
undergraduate programs such as athletic
coaching education at West Virginia
University, speech-language pathology at
Towson University or architecture at the
University of Maryland saved an average of
$12,320 in tuition costs.
The ACM is a
tuition savings agreement among the 16
member states of the Southern Regional
Education Board (SREB). Public colleges in
SREB states that elect to participate in the
ACM select the programs of study they will
offer. Both baccalaureate and
graduate-level programs are offered in the
ACM, but first professional degree programs
- such as pharmacy, law, dentistry, and
medicine - are not.
In addition to
the ACM campus-based programs, the
ACM/Electronic Campus offers distance
learning opportunities. There are currently
three undergraduate and 22 graduate-level
degree programs available to Delaware
residents. Working adults pursuing degrees
such as a bachelor of science in dental
hygiene, master of library science
or nursing informatics, or
doctorate of nursing practice can complete
their degree and receive the ACM tuition
savings while remaining employed in their
current job. (North Carolina and Texas do
not participate in the ACM/EC).
SREB is the
nation’s first interstate compact for
education. Founded in 1948 by southern
leaders in business, education and
government, SREB works to improve every
aspect of education from early childhood to
doctoral degrees and beyond. More than
2,000 students in the 16 member states are
certified each year for the ACM. The
participating states are Alabama, Arkansas,
Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky,
Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North
Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West
Virginia. Florida, North Carolina and Texas
offer graduate-level programs only.
Students and
parents with questions about the ACM are
encouraged to contact the Delaware Higher
Education Commission at (302) 577-5240 or
(800) 292-7935 (toll-free outside New Castle
County). Program guidelines, a list of
participating institutions and eligible
programs, and the application form are
available online at
www.doe.k12.de.us/dhec.
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Did You Know?...
The
Christina School District Facilities
Services Department is responsible
for approximately 2.8 million square
feet of physical space which consists
of 40 buildings and over 500 acres of
property.
Click here to learn more about
Facilities Services. |
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Calendar Reminders... |
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Monday, February 15 |
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- SCHOOLS & OFFICES CLOSED -
President's Day
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Tuesday, February 16 |
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Wednesday, February 17 |
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Thursday, February 18 |
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Tuesday, February 23 |
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Thursday, February 25 |
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Friday, February 26 |
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Saturday, February 27 |
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